Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-21
THE NEW SOUTH.
Opportunity for Immense Investments;
nf Capital in Any of the
Southern States.
Railways the Forerunners Of a Period of
Prosperity as Well "a Of Civilization
MANY Industrial Opportunities.

ClvuiLIug OF the industrial word. In Sc
much as q land is developed, occupied
and made 20 contribute 70 msn's highest
well being and man possesses that land
there is civilization. One assists the
other, one develops the ether. In that
condition of mans existence when mis-
wants are many, MS demands largest.
bis occupations diversified END multi
1 piled, is civilization grandest. Tie con-
/ tr2st then Of the highest civilization with
I the condition Of the savage, the barbar-
! Gus, the half civilized, is the measure Of
the material development of land.
The lard Is conducive to and capable
J Of the highest material DEVELOPMENT
! where its condition brings INTO exercise
every intelligent activity Of mind and
hama, provides the highest results Tor
/ the least labor bestowed.
| IN land where toe great part of the
products Of activity must be consumed
as necessities, where the climate enforces
| great period of idleness, where the pro-
ducts are few in kind and simple in
character and of little demand, recurring
! little Of skill, there must be less 0ppor-
tunity for a high development and G.
! higher advanced civilization.
In land where natural products are
abundent, the climate favorable 20 exer-
tion end production, where nature fgvors
The producer of raw material and favors
existence at less expensive outlaws, there
will be naturally the highest degree OF
| civilization, HE highest material develop
menI.
Where al means OF labor and mechan-
zeal skill in producing achieve the highest
results there will be the survival of the
httest, and there will an enlightened CIV
/ 'lz4ti2n most rapidly eXtend. There will
it abide.
Man's condition, his temptations, his
| indictments are from G degree of self
! activity which has 70 control, no Cultiva-
ticn, but nothing can suppress it. II ex-
/ lists in association with the worlds ma
terial activity, e: d is given fields for ex-
ercise and led to oeYeiopmeul By those
| associations and incentives which men
value
The only variation from these natural
laws being That spirit OF emulation, that
/ love Of seIfaCtiye creation which spurs
mankind TO efforts for greater achieve
ments.
Il then mans nature Is largely de-
! terminCd by climate, opportunities, and
! associations, We must look for mans
! highest development in activity and in
| civilization in llat most favorable climate
and in connection with tEe most varied
| condition Of materials for the exercise OF
| his self-aCtiye facilities.
| To this end it is well that Canada has
not been a part Of the United States
! The disposition to use the most favora bic
climate and soil would hive left the
more northern land undevelCped had
not the pride OF the mother country led
10 force development iand even
lower degree Of civilization upon that
more barren land.
When the people Of the United States
pay little attentionso the northern Maine,
| New Hampshire, New York, Michigan,
Wisconsin ana Minnesota, they would
have paid still less attention to lands
further 10 the north, and these northern
borders are even now better developed
because OF the existence Of forced
unnatural development still farther
north. AS the Canadian Pacific is
crand wind break to the civilization OF
the northern PaaifiC. On the other hand
the faCt that slavery was then profitable
caused it to extend and overshadow
all other sources of material de-
GU JilCuI III s-IC EDu--lt-u SlGLtsy Willie
It's influence prevented that higher order
of civilization and diversified material
development thus confined and forced into
existence in the SteteS north of the
Potomac and the OHIO and south of
Canada.
The foIbidding climatic conditions re-
strIcred civilized development on the
north, while the rrottabIeness OF slavery
r-,,yYr1DI no Iay.l,,r,r,,.,~ 81 . =
industrial civilization 10 the southwark.
Al the same time necessities and the
system Of slavery determined the indus.
trisI character II each section. Brosd
ceres TILED by slave LABOR in producing
cotton, and sugar and tobacco, were &
distinct industrial system from thst OF
growing wheat aud corn, and dairying.
aud The development OF iron and coal
mines, and water ard steam power The
use Of brute labor and brute force are
the same in all localities, the Shareholder
made brute OF the negro, while the more
rH0rtbern people made brCtes of their
s4Sen aud horses. Both are TO make
slaves of steam hcnceforwsrd. The
Existence of slavery and the uon-deyel-
Rplnent of the states south Of the Poto-
mac and Ohio was favorable 10 the fuller
development OF the more sterile, more
rugged and less promising localities and
climate of the northern states, while the !
unsettled condition OF the southern states |
since the war has still forced intelligent |
industrial development to the north and |
west until these are becoming comDara- !
lively well occupied. and there is Ge- |
mand for the occupation of the south as |
there Was that the railroads Should cross |
South west CSnsGs, and at the same the |
southern snimus has gone out.
Had the south been developed the rail !
roads would have been more numerous, /
and instead If running disgonally from |
the southwest to Chicago, would have |
had direction and en- outlet further
southwark.
Thus much Of the past aud present
What of the future? The highest condi !
ton of the nations development and |
civilization is at present with the northern |
bet of states, Atlantic to the Pacific. |
Comps titIenk is severe. the territory is
occ1pfed, theGpirIt OF adventure and en-
texSslse csnnat be accommodated. A
tsw aeId is demanded. . a surplus Of in
telligehcks sotivity, energy, skill, wealth
and waiting power is IN the north, it must
have new industrial worlds to conquer.
Unkuowpfor but partially explored,
1ts beexS 4and bordering on the south
MAJ and to Loulsiana and the Mis-
sissippi, al +76, 495 seqsre miles, nearly